Shloka 196
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
अन्निहोत्रं च यत्नेन सर्वश: प्रतिपालयेत । उपानह (जूता)
agnihotraṃ ca yatnena sarvaśaḥ pratipālayet | upānahau chatraṃ tathā kapilāṃ gāṃ ca yathocita-rītyā dānaṃ kuryāt | puṣkare tīrthe vedapāragaṃ vidvān brāhmaṇaṃ kapilā-godānena pūjayet, agnihotra-vidhiṃ ca sarvathā yatnapūrvakaṃ pālayet |
Yama ensina que se deve manter diligentemente o Agnihotra em todos os aspectos. Junto dessa observância disciplinada, devem-se oferecer dádivas apropriadas—como calçado e um guarda-chuva—e, em especial, uma vaca kapilā, de cor fulva. No tīrtha de Puṣkara, um brâmane erudito, versado nos Vedas, deve ser honrado com o presente de uma vaca kapilā, enquanto as regras do Agnihotra devem ser observadas com cuidadoso empenho em tudo.
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through disciplined ritual observance (especially Agnihotra) and through appropriate charitable giving; honoring Veda-learned Brahmins at sacred places like Puṣkara is presented as a meritorious form of dāna.
Yama is instructing the listener on proper conduct: maintain the Agnihotra carefully and perform prescribed gifts—footwear, umbrella, and notably a kapilā cow—especially as an offering of honor to a Veda-versed Brahmin at Puṣkara tīrtha.